susie, make a scrappy border. once you get the top made, pick out one of the color in your quilt you want to highlight. make a skinny border of that color, it doesn't need to be the same material, then put a scrappy border outside of that.

My question is if you could email me a copy of further steps in mq7. Because I worked out my issues with printer but for some reason after doing the pdf way it says their is compatibility problems? If you can't I understand but thought I'd ask.

Border/background are not yet cut-so my may have 1 LARGE quilt or 2 smaller ones. Sounds like my pile of cut fabrics-I want to make 2 while I am at it-saves having to go back and cut some more when my ADD brain has already moved on to other things.

Nana, gotchya covered for the backing! Figuring the top to finish around 55' X 66" with all borders (if not doing last border use 1/2 yard less for backing) I came up with backing requirements (allowing for margins required by most LMQs) to be 3-1/2 yards. This would be cut in half crosswise at 1-3/4 yard and a seam sewn to make the piece 65 X 90 and should fit the quilt top. If you add more blocks you will have to add about 1/2 yard for each row widthwise (length is okay at least one more row). Any larger tops will have to have the backing figured on an individual basis.

Okay Nana, I have a couple of questions for you. Haven't asked before this as I have been locked out all week. I am using the tyler twice the charm Quilt kit from MSQC. There are only 32 2ce the charm strips in it. There is also 1 1/3 yds of muslin and a 1 yars piece of one of the larger prints that is in the charm package. Now my question is how is this going to make the quilt given the instructins you have given.-ie- not enough charm strips-32 vs. 40 and 1 yd of the other floral- shouldn't that be 1 1/4 yd. I am truly confused now and afraid to cut anything til I hear a clarification. Ginny

If you do the layout using 30 blocks you should have enough. The large print should be for the 5 1/2 in border. I haven't done that border yet so I am not sure. But I know that you will have enough charm strips as you will only need to use 30. I will have Mandy contact MSQC about the difference in fabric amounts.